Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

know someone in the biblical sense

/ˌnoʊ ˌsʌmwən ɪn ðə ˈbɪblɪkəl ˌsɛn(t)s/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables: know -some-one in the bib-li-cal sense
IPA: /ˌnoʊ ˌsʌmwən ɪn ðə ˈbɪblɪkəl ˌsɛn(t)s/

47

Scrabble Score

29

Letters

5

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To have sex with someone.

verb

Alternative letter-case form of know someone in the biblical sense.

Example Sentences

"James may not have known women in the biblical sense; but had Adams read the novels with care, he would have been agreeably surprised by the keen insights on the feminine psyche displayed there."
"As for Modigliani he is not a painter I know so I don't know if he knew Bianca in the biblical sense or not."
"Paul says there are still those who knew him, in the Biblical sense, living on the West Coast — that he was "trade" for "everybody.""
"It only stood to reason that a woman who knew Him in a Biblical sense would have to be His bride."
"A few days after yours truly met her and got to know her in the Biblical sense, so to speak—you follow me?"
"Don’t broaden your interest to include wanting to know her in the Biblical sense or she’s liable to blow your head off."

Etymology

From the use of know in the Bible. Some Bible translations, such as the King James Version, translate the Hebrew word יָדַע (yādaʿ) as know even in sexual contexts, giving rise to lines like “And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived.”

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌnoʊ ˌsʌmwən ɪn ðə ˈbɪblɪkəl ˌsɛn(t)s/

Inflected Forms

knows someone in the biblical sense (present, singular) knowing someone in the biblical sense (participle, present) knew someone in the biblical sense (past) known someone in the biblical sense (participle, past)

Phrases

in the biblical sense carnal knowledge

Frequently Paired Words

carnal knowledge

Synonyms

go in unto know lie with

Questions

How do you pronounce know someone in the biblical sense?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌnoʊ ˌsʌmwən ɪn ðə ˈbɪblɪkəl ˌsɛn(t)s/.
What does know someone in the biblical sense mean?: To have sex with someone.
Where does know someone in the biblical sense come from?: From the use of know in the Bible. Some Bible translations, such as the King James Version, translate the Hebrew word יָדַע (yādaʿ) as know even in sexual contexts, giving rise to lines like “And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived.”

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